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2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopia transparency overview now available

Our third transparency overview with prices paid to farmers in Ethiopia is now available. It explains how we work in Ethiopia, the suppliers we work with, and the complicated journey our coffees take from farm to port. The overview also includes average prices paid to farmers in each region and the Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsMarch 23, 2021 ago
coffee cherries
Transparency

A guide to import certifications.

Unlike their fellow roasters in Europe or North America, most of our customers in Asia or the Middle East face challenges in bringing the green coffee beans to their countries. Customs regulations change frequently, and there is an extra layer of bureaucracy with customs officials demanding to see different certifications. Read more…

By Jenny S. Christensen, 3 yearsJanuary 13, 2020 ago
coffee cherries
Transparency

Connecting the dots: from farm gate to sale price

We have just released our first origin transparency report from Rwanda. In the coming months we’ll release reports for all of our origins.   These origin reports break down the FOB price and how it is distributed among the different players of the value chain in that country. There is a Read more…

By Alec Oyhenart, 3 yearsDecember 16, 2019 ago
Rwanda

Pride (and nerves) for our first origin transparency report

By Suzie, Morten and Jamie We published our first origin transparency report with price data from Rwanda today. We are very proud, and just the tiniest bit nervous for our numbers as they go out into the world.  We stand behind our numbers, we know we pay our farmers and Read more…

By Morten Wennersgaard, 3 yearsDecember 12, 2019 ago
2019

Rwanda 2019 | 20twenty…!?

While we’re literally only just starting to sell our 2019 offering, our partners in Rwanda are hard at work to plan for 2020 and distribute the right knowledge and fertilisers. Fertilisers Wait… fertilisers!?!? Isn’t that a bad thing? Sometimes yes, frequently no. Heavy use of fertilisers without considering what the Read more…

By Jamie Jongkind, 3 yearsDecember 4, 2019 ago
2019

Introducing our new origin: Peru

We are amazed by the potential in Peru. With simple equipment, minimal infrastructure and hardly any government support, smallholder farmers are producing amazing coffees. Alas most of them go into a big pile which is sold for much less than it is worth. The country is known for certified coffees Read more…

By Morten Wennersgaard, 3 yearsNovember 25, 2019 ago
2019

A Fresh Perspective on Brazil

Rosimeire’s house was immaculate. Every surface gleamed and not a single item looked out of place. Her kitchen, where she served us coffee and cake, had all the modern appliances. This was not what I expected.  I lived in Colombia for several years, and it is where I have the Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 3 yearsNovember 13, 2019 ago
2019

Experimental coffees from Java, and a new project from Sumatra!

This is the fourth year for us working with Wildan Mustofa and his family. Wildan is the entrepreneur and producer. His son Fikri recently graduated from university and is involved in processing and operations, while Wildan’s wife, Atieq, manages the financial side of the business.  We also began a new Read more…

By Morten Wennersgaard, 3 yearsNovember 6, 2019 ago
Green Coffee

Why Transparency Matters Part 5: Close Encounters with the C-Price

In our very early days we took a big risk, betting that a community of quality-minded roasters would value exceptional coffees from trustworthy and progressive producers, regardless of any movement of the C-market. Thankfully that community exists.

By Alec Oyhenart, 3 yearsOctober 19, 2019 ago
2019

Rwanda 2019 | Gitesi’s first naturals

One the goals going into a new Rwanda season this year was to diversify the profile range. To that end we asked our long-term partners, Aime & his father at the Gitesi washing station, to prepare some naturals for us. It was their first time with this process. Always exciting! To Read more…

By Jamie Jongkind, 3 yearsOctober 3, 2019 ago
2019

Burundi, 2019 | What’s cropping?

Slight turbulence ahead. Things were a little bumpy going into the season this year, but we have become accustomed to that over the years. And the Burundis, taste, well… like stunning Burundis: amazing complex coffees and so characteristic. Definitely worth a few bumps and jumps. Low yields this year As Read more…

By Jamie Jongkind, 3 yearsSeptember 2, 2019 ago
2019

Can you feel it – a workshop on detecting mouthfeel

At Nordic Approach HQ in Oslo we regularly hold sensory training events for our staff. This month we ran a workshop to help the team detect mouth feel.  I learned this exercise from Ida at CoffeeMind. It’s great for training yourself to discern body and mouthfeel when cupping coffee, and best Read more…

By Kaya Carretta, 3 yearsAugust 28, 2019 ago
2019

North America buying strategy in Colombia

In summer of 2018 I first visited producers that have been part of long-standing Nordic Approach quality-based premium programs – some for nearly a decade. The premium program Morten built years ago still benefits a growing number of producers and roasters (and other importers), so this year, 2019, I went Read more…

By Jordan, 3 yearsAugust 21, 2019 ago
2019

Update from Juan David Cordona

David is a young producer in Antioquia, part of an informal group of innovative young farmers who are determined to prove the potential of their region goes beyond chocolate and caramel cups. His father thinks David’s ideas are too radical and their pair argued about the best way to manage Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 3 yearsAugust 20, 2019 ago
2019

Rwanda 2019 | our renewed focus

Busy but beautiful times! … wait wait wait, it’s 2019 and August already? Are you sure?But… the summer of 2018 just ended?That pretty much sums up the feeling I had going into this summer, and I think all the staff over here in Oslo are with me. A bummer for me Read more…

By Jamie Jongkind, 3 yearsAugust 12, 2019 ago
2019

Meet the producers of Intibuca

Seeing their name on a bag of roasted coffee is a privilege few farmers experience, and not always because their coffee isn’t good quality. In many parts of the coffee growing world there simply isn’t the infrastructure to maintain lot separation all the way to the port.  In Honduras, the Read more…

By Linda Sandvik, 3 yearsAugust 9, 2019 ago
Transparency

Why transparency matters part 2: the real power of price information

Beyond simply publishing numbers, price transparency is important for understanding the supply chain, for valuing the different parts of that supply chain and most importantly for stimulating a greater responsibility to pay producers a price that not only makes their production sustainable but profitable and enriching.

By Joanne Berry, 4 yearsAugust 7, 2019 ago
Transparency

Why transparency matters part 1: what I thought I knew about coffee

Nordic Approach intern Timna Eckschmidt charts her journey from consumer to coffee professional, and what she learned about the supply chain along the way.

By Timna Eckschmidt, 4 yearsJuly 25, 2019 ago
2019

Intibuca, Honduras: increasing profitability through micro-lot separation

Honduras presents as an exception in Central American coffee production, being the only country to increase volume, and at a rapid rate. Steadily holding its place within the top ten producing countries of arabica coffee, Honduras went from the fifth largest producer of arabica in the world, to the third Read more…

By Joanne Berry, 4 yearsJuly 19, 2019 ago
2019

What does a green coffee buyer do – part 6: risk management

In this final post in the series “What does a green buyer do?” Alex explains the risks and benefits of buying on FOB terms.

By Alexander Lenouvel Hansen, 4 yearsJune 20, 2019 ago
2019

World Of Coffee Berlin

We’re at booths V2 and V3 and Tables 1 & 3 in the Roasters’ Village. Drop by our stand for a chat, we’d love to see you. We’ll have beers from 4pm at our booth every day… 🙂 Plus, every day there will be a chance to meet some of the Read more…

By Linda Sandvik, 4 yearsJune 6, 2019 ago

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